Category Archives: Movies

Why I’m so glad “Boyhood” won the Golden Globe

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Amy

HUGE upset at the Golden Globe Awards tonight, as the relatively small indie film “Boyhood”, written and directed by Richard Linklater and starring, among others, Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, won Best Motion Picture. It beat out “Selma” – … Continue reading →

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It was a very good year

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Amy

Someone I know recently posted the following link on Facebook: It’s a great clip. Emma Thompson (who has definitely been the highlight of the awards shows THIS year just by being her outrageous, humorous self) is funny and wonderful, but … Continue reading →

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The people that you meet when you’re walking down the street…

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Amy

Recently a friend of Joshua’s asked him how many celebrities we’ve seen over the years, living in Manhattan. We started thinking about it. Then we started writing down names. Then I decided to add a short description of where the … Continue reading →

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My latest Pop Culture update

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Amy

I hereby present the things I’m enjoying right now, and that I recommend for anyone. Or at least to those who have a healthy love of pop culture and an equally healthy ability to suspend disbelief around certain – shall … Continue reading →

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The rainmakers

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Amy

So we’re walking down West 12th Street today on our way to see our homeopath, and in the distance I see what at first I thought was billowing smoke. As we got closer, though, I saw that it was … Continue reading →

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Living by example

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Amy

Sometimes the best thing we can do for our kids is to live a full life. It doesn’t have to be a big life, full of grand events and flashy achievements; it only needs to be genuine. This past … Continue reading →

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Stuff that makes me happy… (can you guess?)

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Amy

If you’re guessing this is going to be a post about the wonders of family or learning outside of school, you are so wrong. Yes, those things are great. Yes, they make me happy. But I’m here to talk movies … Continue reading →

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To Nora, with love

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Amy

I never got to meet Nora Ephron. She was not a mentor, a friend, a distant acquaintance or even someone I once saw walking down the street. I cannot in all honesty say that she influenced my writing in … Continue reading →

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Supporting a creative path

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Amy

Picked up a great book yesterday, titled, “Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative”, by Austin Kleon. Fostering creativity is something I’ve come to value more and more and for which I will cast … Continue reading →

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“Seeking a Friend”, “People Like Us” & a few more

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Amy

Way back in November of 2010 I wrote a blog post about some movies I like. I then went on a bit of a frenzy and wrote a list of 100 (!) movies that I would recommend, complete with … Continue reading →

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